Apple store forced to close after being swarmed by 11,000 fans trying to buy £40 iPhones

Apple mania hit a reseller in Malaysia, after thousands of people turned up outside its store in search of a bargain iPhone

By Saqib Shah

6th March 2018, 11:19 am

Updated: 7th March 2018, 3:51 pm

AN Apple reseller has been forced to shut up shop after its clearance sale saw 11,000 people descend on its store to nab £40 iPhones.

In its ad for the event, the Switch store in Malaysia said it was selling off its stock of demo products, including iPhone models 5S to 7, iPads, Apple TVs, MacBooks, and more – with prices ranging from £18 to £370.

Switch, Facebook

Several queues of people formed outside the Apple reseller and into the mall's parking lot to buy iPhones priced as low as £40

Seeking a bargain, Apple fans began queuing outside the store 19 hours before the weekend sale, despite being told by the store in its FAQ that midnight queues would not be permitted.

The disorderly lines extended from the Switch warehouse to outside the mall and into the parking lot, with several queues forming around the building.

One individual described the chaos as "The Hunger Games" on Twitter.

In a separate tweet, a female attendee complained that "there were too many people pushing" at the event.